Following the Gremlins’ 3-1 win over Class 3 Oak Grove on Tuesday, Sacred Heart coach Travis Cairer admitted his young squad has yet to play to its potential for a full game.
But for 12 minutes under the lights at Clover Dell Park, it was about as pretty as it gets for a unit starting four freshmen and eight underclassmen.
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